Rice Paddy Gas Flux and Biomass Data from Fertilizer and Flooding Experiments in India

Five experimental plots provide crop biomass and greenhouse gas flux measurements for methane, nitrous oxide, and ammonia. Data includes irrigation protocols, soil properties like pH and bulk density, and agronomic yields from rice paddies at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in 2016. The experiment compares continuous and intermittent flooding impacts on emissions, nitrogen use efficiency, and yield.

Use Cases

• Model methane flux based on irrigation protocols and soil pH measurements.
• Compare nitrous oxide emissions across different fertiliser treatments and irrigation methods.
• Analyze the relationship between ammonia flux, total nitrogen use efficiency, and reported grain yields.
• Assess how soil bulk density and texture correlate with crop biomass under varying flooding conditions.

Strengths

• Includes measurements for three key greenhouse gases (methane, nitrous oxide, ammonia) from a controlled experiment.
• Data integrates gas fluxes with agronomic outcomes like grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency.
• Covers multiple environmental variables including soil pH, bulk density, and texture.

Limitations

• Sample size is limited to five experimental plots, restricting statistical power for broad inference.
• Data is from a single location and year (India, 2016), limiting generalizability across geographies and seasons.
• Unknown row and column counts prevent assessment of dataset scale and feature completeness.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Measurements from chamber methodologies in field experiments.

Time Range

July-October 2016

Freshness

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Geography

Rice paddies at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Delhi, India